BOP rated AA+

Published June 22, 2022

KARACHI: The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has maintained the long-term entity rating of the Bank of Punjab (BOP) to “AA+” and short-term rating to highest scale of “A1+” with a stable outlook.

The rating agency in a press statement on Tuesday said that these ratings denote a very high credit quality, very low expectation of credit risk and indicate very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.

Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2022

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